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The Memory Bookshop [Book Review]

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Diya

I wonder what I might discover if I stepped into the memory bookshop imagined in the novel by Song Yu-jeong, translated by Shanna Tan. Would I encounter the memories of my own life, arranged as neatly as those in the … Continue reading The Memory Bookshop [Book Review]

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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop [Book review]

December 16, 2023November 24, 2024 Diya

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna Tan The novel is a slow but moving story reflecting life and its philosophies. It centres around a 30-year-old woman named Yeongju. She has a good career and a … Continue reading Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop [Book review]

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The Memory Bookshop [Book Review]

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop [Book review]